Simplicity, Materiality and Creating New Typology in Industrial Design.

Born in South Korea in 1979, Kihyun Kim studied Design Product at Royal College of Art and graduated in 2011.
He has been working independently after RCA, specializing in industrial design across furniture, electronic products and living accessories. Before the studying at RCA, he worked for 3 years as an industrial designer and design researcher on a diverse range of fields including product, furniture, communication and public design. Kihyun has shown a pragmatic approach to design briefs, presenting distinctive aspects and demonstrating versatility in individual research tasks. His design attitude is based on continuos exploring and embraces new typology, materiality, technology and simplicity.

Work

2010

2009

2007 - 2008

PearsonLloyd Design (Internship)

LOOFEN Ltd., (Senior Designer)

Kyungwon Univeristy, Dpt. of Industrial Design (Design Researcher)

Education

2009 - 2011

2000 - 2007

Royal College of Art, Design Product (MA)

Kyungwon University, Industrial Design (BA)

Award

2012

2012

2011

2011

2008

2007

2007

2007

2006

IDEA, International Design Excellence Awards, Finalist

Design Museum, Designs of the Year 2012, Nominee

BLUEPRINT Awards, Best Use of Materials

100% Design London, The Conran Shop Must-See trail

Selected designer for GQ Korea, 3rd Dream Project

Selected as a Up-coming designer from Korean design magazine publisher, Design house